huntsman's cups

Definitions of huntsman's cups
  1. noun
    perennial bog herb having dark red flowers and decumbent broadly winged pitchers forming a rosette; of northeastern North America and naturalized in Europe especially Ireland
    synonyms: Sarracenia purpurea, common pitcher plant, huntsman's cup
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    type of:
    pitcher plant
    any of several insectivorous herbs of the order Sarraceniales
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